Deven Paulsen
UFC DebutNickname“Simba”
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Deven Paulsen makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
72-20
.783 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
6 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 14 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 4 KOACE · NLC 36 · FFIT · LFA · NLC 10 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mike Boyle | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 1:22 | NLC 36 | |
| L | Thomas Gantt12-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:44 | FFIT | |
| L | Al Matavao14-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R0 | — | ACE | |
| L | Tom Theocharis | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACE | |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:52 | LFA | ||
| W | Tom Theocharis | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:53 | NLC 10 | |
| L | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:49 | CES MMA 68 | ||
| L | John Martin | Submission | Keylock | R2 | 1:00 | AFC 161 | |
| L | Jonathan Kunneman | Submission | Keylock | R2 | 3:24 | AFC 160 | |
| W | Dustin Black | KO/TKO | Spinning Back Kick | R1 | 4:55 | AFC 159 | |
| L | Maika Graf8-4 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | Power Plant Productions | |
| W | Michael Williams | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:29 | AFC 156 | |
| W | Alex Perue | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:30 | AFC 155 | |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:46 | Alaska FC 154 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.